Funtasma Boots OK for 501st?

[Professor Az[TK]]

tkboots.com is currently out of stock, on backorder, etc, and have been for months.

 

Are these boots suitable for 501st approval?

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[thechosenhitman[TK]]

it looks like they would pass after the elastic was dyed/painted white. if they are anything like the boots i have for my vader they would be made with vinyl instead of leather

[Sonnenschein]

Seems so,but you'll have to paint the white elastic.

 

But for that money, you'll find real leather chelsea boots

[Necron[TK]]

I think TKBoots is still your best bet. These have the seams running in all the wrong places.

[Dazauto[TK]]

Im not so sure they would pass, if you use the zoom function they have extra stiching going around the front and back of boot and the toe looks pointed so in my opinion better to buy a pair of leather chelsea boots and dye them

[thechosenhitman[TK]]

i think it would be possible to use them on a temporary basis until he is able to get TKboots. EI & Centurion would be out of the question tho.

[bjsavage7[TK]]

I wouldn't get those. As mentioned, that weird stitching throws the look off.

[FunkyTrigger[TK]]

The UK Garrison would not clear that boot due to the additional stitching towards the front, and the non standard stitching to the side.

 

I guess that you would have to run it past your local GML for basic clearance.

 

I am sure that this boot would hinder your progress to EIB and Centurion.

 

 

[Professor Az[TK]]

I saw the stitching in the wrong places also, and that's what I thought. Never hurts to ask, though.

 

Looks like I wait until TKBoots gets their backorder situation straightened out.

[FunkyTrigger[TK]]

I am glad you asked and shared.

It would have been fantastic, if you had discovered another boot supplier

[Daetrin[Admin]]

These should not be accepted for base 501st acceptance. In the past the front stitching was allowed by the Legion because:

 

1. TKboots were not available. Mark Cheng boots were available, then weren't.

2. Buying and dying white chelsea boots was hard to do, no tutorials or good sources

3. CABoots were easy to come buy.

4. Many FX vendors sold the "mariachi boots", with a zipper

 

However since those days TKBoots has emerged as the go-to source and that they are cheaper than the less accurate alternatives. Also, there are good sources and tutorials for painting boots.

 

Thus, zippers and extra lacing are no longer allowed even on base 501st standards, though older suits are grandfathered. Does this help?

[Professor Az[TK]]

Yessir, that helps a great deal. Looks like I wait until TKBoots gets out of their backorder situation after all.

 

leSob.